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Badam Natawan - Wikipedia

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Badam Natawan بادام ناتوان

Native name	Badam Natawan بادام ناتوان
Born	Badam 7 March 1924 Shikarpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
Died	8 February 1988 Shikarpur, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Pakistani
Notable works	Shikasta Zindagi (شڪسته زندگي) Kush Khaslat Khatoon (خوش خصلت خاتون) Qalbi Ujj (قلبي اڃ)
Children	Naseem Thebo

Badam Natawan (Sindhi: بادام ناتوان, March 1924 – 8 February 1988) was a Sindhi language writer. Her sister Roshan Ara Mughal and daughter Naseem Thebo were also famous writers. She was among the first few Sindhi female writers of Pakistan. She authored three books.

Childhood and personal life

Badam Natawan was born on 7 March 1924 in Shikarpur, Sindh, Pakistan. Her father's name was Muhammad Hassan. Her mother was a headmistress at a local school. She passed matriculation examination from Bombay University. She had good command on Arabic, Persian, English and Sindhi languages. She was married to Mir Abdul Baqui Thebo who was resident of Village Ghari, Taluka Mehar, District Dadu. Her son Mir Thebo was a renowned political activist and communist leader. Her daughter Naseem Thebo was a renowned story writer who was also a faculty member of the Department of Economics of the University of Sindh, Jamshoro. Her second daughter Benazir Thebo and her sister Roshan Ara Mughal were also writers.^[1]

Literary achievements

Badan Natawan started writing when most of the girls were not even allowed to go to school. She was among the first few Sindhi female writers. Her first book Shikasta Zindagi (Sindhi: شڪسته زندگي)(Unsuccessful Life) was published in 1950 in two volumes. This book was published by Bashir & Sons Karachi. Her second book Khush Khaslat Khatoon (Sindhi: خوش خصلت خاتون)(Good Mannered Woman) was published in 1956 by Sindhi Adabi Board Jamshoro. Her third book Qalbi Ujja (Sindhi: قلبي اڃ) was published in 1966 by Moulvi Muhammad Azeem & Sons, Shikarpur.^[2]

She also authored following books which are yet to be published:^[3]

Runam Rat Phura (Sindhi: رنم رت ڦڙا)
Khalwat Men (Sindhi: خلوت ۾)
Nimani Nar (Sindhi: نماڻي نار)

Death

Badam Natawan died on 8 February 1988.

References

^ "بادام ناتوان : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)". encyclopediasindhiana.org (in Sindhi). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ Girami, Ghulam Muhammad (1977). ويا سي وينجھار (in Sindhi). Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan: Sindhi Adabi Board. pp. 63–64.
^ "بادام ناتوان". SindhSalamat. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

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